So what are you people doing with your totems these days??

Recently started to play my Shaman again after a long hiatus (I main Rogue, please don't ask why) and I have to say one of the worst changes in a long while has to be the totem design for MoP.

The concept of using them for utility has left us with a handful of totems we either don't want to use or use rarely. On top of this the totem bar was removed; now I have plenty of UI space but losing 5 slots I had free before the expansion is just bad. Even worse we can't place sets of totems any more. If you use the 'pop-out' icons from your spell book that's 2 clicks or button presses to get a single totem out, eurgh.

But anyway, the main thing I wanted to ask is what are you doing with your totems? Are you dragging each individual totem out to the bar or just the ones you use most or want out quickest? Maybe you're happy with the individual pop-out buttons for each element. Lastly, you're probably using an addon; so what good ones are there?

Totem Timers is probably the best addon if you want something to quickly click on for totem use. However I just have all of mine keybound. I mean so much of our DPS revolves around our elemental and searing totems that they at least should be a finger-click away and all of our utility is derived from the other totems. Opening the spellbook and clicking through ... thats just a bad idea all around. Totems are cooldowns now and should be treated as such. All buffs that were on the totems are passive to the class so it's not like we lost anything.

All of my totems are keybind. Though I do have totem timers up. I guess it's there to see my flametongue and lightning shield. The totems themselves on the addon just sit there. It's for show now or something. haha

Recently started to play my Shaman again after a long hiatus (I main Rogue, please don't ask why) and I have to say one of the worst changes in a long while has to be the totem design for MoP.

The concept of using them for utility has left us with a handful of totems we either don't want to use or use rarely. On top of this the totem bar was removed; now I have plenty of UI space but losing 5 slots I had free before the expansion is just bad. Even worse we can't place sets of totems any more. If you use the 'pop-out' icons from your spell book that's 2 clicks or button presses to get a single totem out, eurgh.

But anyway, the main thing I wanted to ask is what are you doing with your totems? Are you dragging each individual totem out to the bar or just the ones you use most or want out quickest? Maybe you're happy with the individual pop-out buttons for each element. Lastly, you're probably using an addon; so what good ones are there?

Don't know which totems you're looking at, but I'm using them practically every CD. Much better than the old drop and forget system. Keybinds for quick access.

I use Earth Grasp, Capacitor and Magma on all AoE situations, some times the stun and root don't work but its worth the try. This goes for Raid and Solo play.

Searing down all the time. Fire Elemental on CD for fights. Earth Elemental I use while soloing large packs of mobs and on raids when I'm trying to push a little extra dps. Always time Stormlash with Ascendance and try to use it at least twice per fight.

I drop healing stream religiously. Tremor when needed.

Grounding I use plenty while soloing, haven't seen much use for it in raids. Pretty good for pvp though.

When I heal, Healing Tide, Mana Tide and Spirit Link totems get use plenty.

So, I use totems... all the time really and coming to think of it, I use almost all of them.

---------- Post added 2013-03-16 at 12:45 PM ----------

Originally Posted by Schadow

I don't use Earth Elemental totem o.o

With PE the earth elemental gets a stun, did you know? Its awesome for PvP! I did some BGs as resto and it worked well. Plus it gives dmg reduction and increased healing if you want too (with the talent that is). So, talented, its pretty solid pvp choice.

With PE the earth elemental gets a stun, did you know? Its awesome for PvP! I did some BGs as resto and it worked well. Plus it gives dmg reduction and increased healing if you want too (with the talent that is). So, talented, its pretty solid pvp choice.

Not for arena so much, Unleashed Fury profits more.

---------- Post added 2013-03-16 at 02:30 PM ----------

Originally Posted by suffeli

I think the current totem design is good, with exception of searing totem and magma totem (which should be deleted). I got all my abilities (including totems) bound to keys.

searing totem is argueable, but magma totem is awesome. place it at flag = aoe the flag! <3